Comment on: Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections in Saudi Arabia blood donors

Al‐Mozain, Nour; Badawi, Maha; Alfhili, Mohammad A.

doi:10.15537/smj.2023.4.20230104

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“…Access to blood donation varies across jurisdictions. Several LMICs heavily rely on family replacement donors (FRDs), who tend to be first-time donors and, as a result, exhibit a higher risk of TTIs [60,61].…”

Section: Cross-country Disparities In Blood Donation Accessmentioning

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The future of blood services amid a tight balance between the supply and demand of blood products: Perspectives from the ISBT Young Professional Council

Lewin,

McGowan,

Ou‐Yang

et al. 2024

Vox Sanguinis

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Background and ObjectivesBlood services manage the increasingly tight balance between the supply and demand of blood products, and their role in health research is expanding. This review explores the themes that may define the future of blood banking.Materials and MethodsWe reviewed the PubMed database for articles on emerging/new blood‐derived products and the utilization of blood donors in health research.ResultsIn high‐income countries (HICs), blood services may consider offering these products: whole blood, cold‐stored platelets, synthetic blood components, convalescent plasma, lyophilized plasma and cryopreserved/lyophilized platelets. Many low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) aim to establish a pool of volunteer, non‐remunerated blood donors and wean themselves off family replacement donors; and many HICs are relaxing the deferral criteria targeting racial and sexual minorities. Blood services in HICs could achieve plasma self‐sufficiency by building plasma‐dedicated centres, in collaboration with the private sector. Lastly, blood services should expand their involvement in health research by establishing donor cohorts, conducting serosurveys, studying non‐infectious diseases and participating in clinical trials.ConclusionThis article provides a vision of the future for blood services. The introduction of some of these changes will be slower in LMICs, where addressing key operational challenges will likely be prioritized.

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Section: Cross-country Disparities In Blood Donation Accessmentioning

confidence: 99%

The future of blood services amid a tight balance between the supply and demand of blood products: Perspectives from the ISBT Young Professional Council

Lewin,

McGowan,

Ou‐Yang

et al. 2024

Vox Sanguinis

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Comment on: Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections in Saudi Arabia blood donors

Abstract: Protecting the blood supply is a joint effort, and we believe that the road to the best policies starts with availability of accurate and detailed data.

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The future of blood services amid a tight balance between the supply and demand of blood products: Perspectives from the ISBT Young Professional Council

The future of blood services amid a tight balance between the supply and demand of blood products: Perspectives from the ISBT Young Professional Council

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